Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)
This is a selection test which enables the government to select form one entrants for its schools. Students who get selected and those who are not, receive certificates.
The Examination Calendar
PSLE is administered in the second week of September every year.
Eligibility of Candidates who Seat for the Examination
Any pupil who have completed standard seven in both government and private schools can be registered and sit for this examination.
Examined Subjects/Courses
The examined subjects at PSLE are Hisabati (Mathematics), English Language, Sayansi (Science), Maarifa ya Jamii (Social Studies) and Kiswahili.
Examination Formats
Each subject has an examination format, which describes the structure of the examination paper, and the content in which that particular examination covers.
The details of subjects addressed are shown in individual examinations formats that can be accessed in the examination formats link.
I: English Medium Candidates Item Response Analysis Report CIRA PSLE 2022 PDF
1. Civic and Moral Education
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2. Science and Technology
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3. Mathematics
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4. Social Studies
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5. Kiswahili
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6. English Language
Response Analysis Books CIRA PSLE 2022
II: Kiswahili Medium Candidates Item Response Analysis Report CIRA PSLE 2022 PDF
1. Uraia na Maadili
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2. Sayansi na Teknolojia
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3. Hisabati
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4. Maarifa ya Jamii
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5. Kiswahili
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6. English Language